British soldier’s Afghan pet rescue to fly out 200 animals sparks row

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British Soldier’s Afghan Pet Rescue Sparks Row Over Defense Role

Harry Wilson Bookmark
August 28 2021
(Bloomberg) -- As the operation to airlift out Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule enters its waning hours, a row has erupted over the evacuation of hundreds of cats and dogs by a former British serviceman. Amid the scenes of chaos at Kabul airport, Pen Farthing, a former member of the U.K.’s Royal Marines, managed to secure the help of British forces for his plan to fly out 200 rescue animals on a plane chartered for the purpose. The animals may get out, but the Afghan staff of his Nowzad charity group will be left behind.

Amid the scenes of chaos at Kabul airport, Pen Farthing, a former member of the U.K.’s Royal Marines, managed to secure the help of British forces for his plan to fly out 200 rescue animals on a plane chartered for the purpose. The animals may get out, but the Afghan staff of his Nowzad charity group will be left behind. While many supported the effort, which Farthing dubbed Operation Ark,
others were angered that with only hours remaining before the end of U.K. evacuation operation, time and resources were being spent on getting animals, rather than people, out of the country.

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They're mammals just like us.

[RJB]

They're mammals just like us.

No they aren't like us. Cats and dogs tend not to sign up for government subsidies for housing, food, etc.